The Problem
Do you ever have problems getting your students to want to find mistakes? In a lot of cases, students don't know what to look for or what to do with it. And after you teach it, they make the same mistakes over and over.
So how to you improve grammatical awareness in a memorable way? LOL Cats!
The Idea
Have students look at LOL cats for specific grammar and vocabulary errors. This could be a topic you are studying or a general trend that you find your students making.
What to do
For instance, notice the following LOL cat:
You can start by asking your students "What is wrong with this?" They can then find what is wrong and correct it. Next we look at the following:
Again, what is wrong with this and how to fix it. And finally:
Again, what is wrong with this one and fix it.
The lesson can then be what...? Subject-verb agreement! An interesting way to introduce the rules of subject-verb agreement in a memorable way.
Expansion
Other areas you can add that work will with LOL cats:
- Spelling
- Pronunciation of high frequency words and spelling
- Word endings
- Attention grabber for class
- Conversation starters
What is also nice is that you can easily create your own with your pictures or other peoples on the site. Write your own lesson in a LOL cat way.
Any ideas? Please post some other ways you think you could use LOL cats in a class.
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